Michigan Advocates to End Seclusion and Restraint
2025 State Campaign
Vision: Seclusion and restraint are not needed in schools. Crisis situations are prevented by meeting student needs in trauma-informed, neuroscience aligned, neurodiversity affirming, relationship based, collaborative educational environments.
Campaign Goal: Michigan legislators pass a bill to update the seclusion and restraint law requiring:
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Better training and support for educators
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Approved approaches that prevent crisis situations
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Clarification of the laws, robust guidance, and electronic forms for reporting
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Clear communication with and inclusion of caregivers
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Oversight including supportive or corrective action and a complaint process
2025 State Campaign
Safe Schools Without Seclusion & Restraint
Seclusion and restraint are outdated interventions that came from a time when much less was understood about the developing brain, the neuroscience of behavior, trauma, and before current, more effective, and safer systems of helping children work through difficult emotions were developed. Using seclusion and restraint is harmful to students’ mental health and it makes schools less safe both for students and for educators, especially when these tactics are used repeatedly and when state laws and federal guidance are not followed.
Get Involved
Are you interested in getting more involved in creating safe schools without seclusion and restraint? Here are a few ideas:
